“The challenges of modernizing our institutions to handle these multi-benefit projects are more complex that the science or engineering of designing and building them. If this small experimental project succeeds, it will help convince people that the extra effort required to make it compliant with the patchwork of regulations out there, or to use pots of money that normally are reserved for other purposes, may be worth it. Oro Loma has been a wonderful partner on the project.

– David Sedlak
Professor, University of California Berkeley

“Responding to sea level rise in an environmentally friendly way is a decent win; but it can be a grand slam if it succeeds in addressing the water quality, flooding and habitat loss problems we face on our shorelines all at once.”

– Jason Warner
General Manager, Oro Loma Sanitary District

“If we’re going to ask ratepayers to ante up, it’s time to look at all options. Maybe treatment is good enough now that instead of piping wastewater into outfalls in 30 feet of Bay water, we can run it through wetlands. Rather than spending $50 million to rehabilitate our outfall, I’d rather spring for something where we can see the benefits right on our shore”